The results of the ABC/Washington Post survey also includes some interesting findings about the ages and political leanings of those who support gay marriage. More than six in 10 young adults, and three out of four liberals are in favor of marriage equality, while two-thirds of senior citizens and 81 percent of "very conservative" respondents oppose gay marriage, according to ABC.

However, whether or not the Supreme Court will decide in favor of hearing DOMA challenges is anyone's guess at this point, since the court has already pushed back the date it will review Hollingsworth vs. Perry -- the case involving gay marriage in California.

New York lawmakers <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/new-york-gay-marriage_n_907901" target="_blank">legalized same-sex marriage on July 24, 2011</a>, making it the largest state at the time to pass such legislation.